Features:

  • Water absorber snake absorbs leaks, spills and condensation; flexible sock is ideal for placing under freezers and coolers, along walls and surrounding equipment
  • Moisture absorber sock is perfect for basement and garage use – easy to clean up any leak
  • Absorbent sock is ideal for soaking up water, air drying and reusing (product life and number of uses depends on liquids absorbed and drying conditions)
  • Mildew resistant absorbent sock is made of 100% polypropylene skin and filler, resisting the growth of mildew and mold
  • Water absorbing snake is lightweight and designed to quickly absorb and retain water (not recommended for diking large volumes of liquid)
So far so good for sliding door track

This has been a super wet summer here in central Florida. We have 2 sliding doors in our great room. One track always floods so we usually shove a towel down to capture the water, but the towel is too large and it wicks moisture up to the floor. So we thought maybe one of these pigs would work. It is the perfect length for the side of the slider where the water gathers. And the thickness allowed me to push it in the opening and it sits flush with our floor. (Our track is about 1 1/2" below the floor) I pressed on it after a rain storm and felt a bit of moisture had been absorbed. The next day it had already begun to dry. I am sure I will have mold and mildew growing along the bottom if I just leave it so I plan to switch out every few days, dry it and spray with some Lysol. If it's bad, I can toss as the price was 4 for $20 and I am only using one currently. This is not a long term fix. Only until we get weather stripping along the tracks.

Helps prevent water from pooling by the doors.

We were looking for something to catch melted snow from our vehicles in the garage & these are GREAT! They also catch the water from rain. Once we pull in we grab a few of these & drop them back behind the vehicles in a large "U" shape & it prevents the water from pooling against the door. All of our vehicles are parked on rubber mats so these are the last piece of the puzzle to keeping the floor dry. They hold a huge amount of water so we just leave them out to dry. You can tell when they are dry because they are light again. The material is lightweight so we were concerned about durability but so far road salt & mud doesn't seem to have a negative impact on them. We even backed over one ( tire marks were proof) but it was still in perfect condition. Very pleased & happy we found them.

Was skeptical but not any more!

When we get really heavy prolonged rain, we get some water in our basement. I was looking for something to contain the spread and these seemed like the right thing. I was skeptical if they were going to work but i was WRONG! I arranged them in the basement right after I got them in case of heavy rain. Well we got that rain a couple days ago. When I got home from work I looked over to where the water usually comes in and there wasn't any! YAY! I checked and one was full......it did it's job. We have been getting rain of and on since then so i have left it down and haven't tried to dry it out yet.

What water?

My MIL has had problems with wind driven rain leaking into her hatchway. I bought these for her & they work great!!! When we went down to check she said "Gee no rain must have come in." I walked over & lifted on & it had trapped all of the water that would have covered the floor. We were both impressed at how good a job they did. Put two out to dry & replaced them with the two dry ones. Even wet they are manageable for an elderly women ( she wanted to see how much water was in them). Bought them for my house too!!

Works for leaky basement.

I bought these for my sister who has a leaky basement when it rains. Her basement does not flood but she has water coming in through the foundation walls. Then the water runs in the wrong direction and not to the drain. These work to keep water from running the wrong way while absorbing a good bit of it. She had to use newspapers to soak up the water which works but is messy. I am not recommending this but she puts one pig in an old pillowcase (in the event the pig should break open) and ties the end of the case closed and with a second pillowcase with another pig runs two at a time through the drain cycle in her washer to get most of the water out for quicker drying time. She has done this a couple times so far. The pigs are wet only with no mud or dirt. So far so good. But her washer is an older heavy-duty one. My washer does not have a drain cycle without having to run water through the cycle but her washer does not add additional water to the pigs just drains the existing water out. I cannot say how long the pigs will last but they have helped with the issue she has when it rains.

Great Buy

I used these to help soak up water in my basement. The carpet gets wet when it rains heavily. I placed these at the edge of the room where I thought the water was coming in and they worked perfectly. They were absolutely soaked, almost dripping with water when I checked on them the next morning. I would wring them out and let them dry a day or two (while replacing them with a dry set). I kept this rotation up and it really helped curtail the water issues! I bought 3 boxes of them (36 total) so I would have enough to use while wet ones dried out. They have lasted through 4-5 wringings/dryings. So far, no issues to report at all. I was actually surprised they worked, as they are VERY lightweight. I didn't think they would "grab" the water, as they just sat lightly on the carpeting. Regardless, they WORKED!

Funny Name, Great Product

Love, Love, Love. This item did exactly what I was hoping it would do. Without sounding pretentious, after 12 years we finally had our vintage upright coke machine refurbished. After spending a chunk of cash and how cool this thing looks, I did not want to simply relegate it to the garage. So we brought it inside, in our office. We did not realize how noisy it is let alone the amount of condensation that it generates. Thus the need for these Absorbent socks. The coke machine has a tube that drains the condensation into a ball jar which is kinda cool. Until your wife complains that there is water on the floor and the jar is full. I remembered hearing about products that would Absorb moisture that come in small buckets. So I went online and I found these absorbent socks. The price was great even though I did not need 12 of them. I also liked the fact that they are reusable. So, just this last weekend I had to check the ball jar to see about emptying it. I opened up the machine and the sock appeared to have absorbed the moisture. I looked down and saw that the ball jar was BONE dry! I could not believe it! So I pulled the wet sock out and replaced it with a new one. I hung up the water absorbed one in the garage to dry for now. I made a mental note when I replaced it so that I can monitor how long I can wait to replace it. We like to go on vacation at times and I really did not want to come back to water everywhere. Long story short, I understand, for us, that this is very application specific, however every incident is going to be application specific, right? This just may be the ticket for your application to finally get that water out of a damp area. It is our first use of this product so I cannot tell you about mildew smell. I am hoping if it drys thoroughly that it shouldn't smell. I will try and get a photo posted soon.

In our rental we have the entire basement rimmed in these because we cleaned it so nicely that the renters wanted to use it for a ...

These things have saved us a lot of trouble in our old houses. We have a rental, and our house that both have basement wetness problems, mostly due to the neighbors abandoning the storm drain systems and going with downspouts that just dump onto the yard. These do not mold, which means they can be left in place for longer. I still replace them every month or so in the Spring and Summer. In our rental we have the entire basement rimmed in these because we cleaned it so nicely that the renters wanted to use it for a TV room, with a big-screen. lol

and also curled up two more in the corner on the worst side. The soaked up the snow melt

We have been dealing with puddles in the corner of our garage by the door, and when you live in Minnesota, that can be quite the puddle after a heavy snow. These were just a shot in the dark, but they have been a life saver until we figure out how to resurface the corner. We used one on each side at an angle to direct water away, and also curled up two more in the corner on the worst side. The soaked up the snow melt, froze into a nice barrier, then thawed again when the weather warmed up. No puddles. And this spring, we will wash them out and dry them for use next year. We have a big box of them but are very happy to have lots of back up.

WOW !!!

works fantastic!! when it rains water flows into our garage and we can have 6 or so inches of water in there about 10feet square area... the drains can't keep up. we put there out on a night of expected rain and they soaked it all up...nothing at all made it so far to get to the drains...

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